Greenwich Cemetery, Well Hall Road, SE9

As it says on the board below, this was opened in May 1876. I'd never been here before, and there are some magnificent views of across London from the top of it. There are two Gothic chapels, and a 1930's lodge here. There is a Great War Heroes corner, and a Commonwealth War Graves section, as well as many individual military graves, with the close proximity of the barracks at nearby Woolwich. I've read there is also a Norwegian section, for refugees of World War Two, but I didn't notice it on my visit.

This was just inside the main gates.

One of the chapels

And here is the other one

Now some general snaps of the place...





Very recent, obviously an Arsenal fan

I love these headstones that tease you,
without telling you the story...

Part of the large immigrant Vietnamese
community of south-east London.

I don't know the 'architectural' description
of this, but I like it.

Those great views...

And back to one of the chapels







I liked the 'old beauty' of this one

I wondered over the symbolism
of this one.

First and Second World War memorials at Greenwich:

Ditchling village, East Sussex

These are taken in the parish
graveyard.

This was rather unusual in that
it was carved from wood.

A soldiers resting place, but he
was not listed on the village
memorial.



Signs of decay, but I think that adds
to their beauty.

Ditchling War Memorial

Keymer, West Sussex

A neighbouring parish of Ditchling.

The war memorial, by the main road.

And now nearby Clayton,West Sussex

This is possibly one of the most perfect,
beautiful little English parish graveyards
that I've ever seen. I'm not saying that it
actually is a fine example of this, but what
a perfect plot by the church is to me.

The entrance gate, a lychgate,as it's known,
erected in 1921, as the Parish War Memorial,
after The Great War of 1914-1918.

Inside this small church are some
of the earliest wall drawings in England,
from the 12th century, with some historians
even dating them as far back as 1080.



The backdrop of the South Downs.













As I say, almost perfect. Why do you need
a place called 'heaven', when your remains and 'soul'
can rest here?

St. Nicholas Churchyard, Brighton, West Sussex

Nothing exciting here really. I just happened
to have a bit of spare time on the way back to the
train station, and took a few snaps. These were
all around the church itself, though the burial
ground appeared to extend across the road. I didn't
have time to have a peek, and will do so next
time I'm down there.







The name on the wooden cross says 'Katrina'.
Who was she? Why is it there?
(My money is on her having been a local, who
was down on her luck, maybe an alcoholic or
drug user, who often came here, and this is
how her friends wanted to remember her...well
that's what I'd like to think)





Obviously a 'new' restored one,
for the local history brigade.
And nothing wrong with that.

This bit of green, with the stones around
the grass, was fenced off to the public.